US 12,379,024 B1
Vent device
Robert Sunde, Macomb, MI (US); Emad Al-Regib, Canton, MI (US); and Niaz Khwaja, Livonia, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/653,602.
Int. Cl. F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 57/027 (2012.01)
CPC F16H 57/027 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a vent device comprising a body that extends through a housing, wherein a spherical flow element is arranged in the body adjacent to a cap through which gases flow, and wherein the spherical flow element comprises a plurality of passages angled 45 and 90 degrees to a central axis of the vent device.